[pacemaker1000]

ok ok another question sorry....car coming friday so promise to shut up then
does the satnav do full postcode search?
really hoping the answer is yes

 

[Hornet9]

Yes, it does.

 

[pacemaker1000]

Yes, it does.

thanks for that

 

[GurnyGub]

Here's a tip, I got mine in mid January with the V3 DVD, it didn't have my local roads, and who knows what else! Kids scuffed it and I was quoted £183 (yes) for a replacement. On ebay I got the much improved V4 DVD, new and sealed, for £80. Great job, so check and don't accept the V3. G'luck
John

 

[pacemaker1000]

Here's a tip, I got mine in mid January with the V3 DVD, it didn't have my local roads, and who knows what else! Kids scuffed it and I was quoted £183 (yes) for a replacement. On ebay I got the much improved V4 DVD, new and sealed, for £80. Great job, so check and don't accept the V3. G'luck
John

mmm dealer told me updates were free for life
any chance of a copy

 

[GurnyGub]

Tried to get a backup but it seems encrypted, sorry,
John

 

[EOSmage]

Unfortunately, the updates are never free. VW buys the updated maps from a dedicated mapping company that expects payment on a "per client" basis.

So, if VW offered you free updates for life, they'd be eating into their profit on the car-- eventually, they'd be paying you to own the car.

I believe the standard price for car companies is about $200 per update (give or take based on volume sales).

If you have a Garmin portable unit, you will find that the updates can be as low as $75. This is purely based on Garmin's map purchasing volume.

The discs are all protected against copying because they are, in fact, owned by the map company-- we are just buying a license to use their property-- so you don't have the "right" to duplicate and distribute their materials.

Unfortunately, if you have a VW navigation system, you are going to have to give up some $$$ in order to get the latest maps.

 

[pacemaker1000]

well i mine does not do 'full' postcode search
which is the same as the original tomtom , this was sorted with an agreement with the post office
i am hoping vw is the same and full search is available on a later updated dvd

 

[GurnyGub]

I see you're getting your car this weekend. Enjoy! Just make sure it has the V4 dvd, and if not get the dealer to include it as part of the package.
John

 

[pacemaker1000]

I see you're getting your car this weekend. Enjoy! Just make sure it has the V4 dvd, and if not get the dealer to include it as part of the package.
John

got car its a 2006 demo
disc is europa V3 and looks pretty worn
is this the correct disc for the car/year?
cheers

 

[GurnyGub]

Yeah, as I posted earlier I only got my car 18th Jan, and it came with the V3. The map stopped 15 miles from my house. Luckily I know the way home (!) but it made me wonder where else was missing. The V4 is a cracker, can anybody explain how it can be so accurate with estimated journey times?
John

 

[pacemaker1000]

Yeah, as I posted earlier I only got my car 18th Jan, and it came with the V3. The map stopped 15 miles from my house. Luckily I know the way home (!) but it made me wonder where else was missing. The V4 is a cracker, can anybody explain how it can be so accurate with estimated journey times?
John

can you confirm you are now able to enter full uk 7 digit postcodes with v4
like said mine lets me put in 4 digits and then have to select street and house number, same as tomtom used to be before update
this is a real pain
found v4 on a french ebay site for about £90 assume it is multilingual

 

[pacemaker1000]

dealer confirmed it dosnt do 7 digit as yet in v4 but v5 imminent and hopefully will

 

[GurnyGub]

Pacemaker
Sorry I never got back to you earlier, was pressganged into garden work! Yep, only 4 digit, but I've never had one before, so it's all good to me.
John

 

[rajtamarind]

sat nav

i picked up my EOs a moth ago . had V3 given to me. rang up the dealer and complained, they are going to replace it with a V4. i'm dissapointed that v4 also does not do full postcode search......

 

[rajtamarind]

satnav

I have been told that my EOS sat nav needs a software update to make the system faster. anyone else have been told this too?